[W126 Coupe] 560SEC test drive

[Dick Spellman]

Frederick Auld wrote:

> Test driving an 89 560SEC tomorrow for the second time, and will hand over

> cash if all is well.  

>

> Selector:  During the first test drive, the selector was a little stiff,

> certainly more so that my current 500SEC whose selector is very light

> indeed.  Reading through the archives, I see that Dick Spellman experienced

> the same problem and applied some lube the the selector to eradicate the

> problem.  I hope that's all it is and not a sign of worse to come with the

> transmission itself.  The car has done 97500 miles and has only done 10000

> miles in the last three years. It's owned by a retired solicitor who bought

> it in 1990.  Smoke silver with mushroom leather, all standard and original

> (inc Becker Mexico radio cassette).

>

> Rear diff:  The rear diff looks a bit oily... I guess this is a leaky gasket

> or loose diff nut?

>

> Btw, it left the factory without a the cat so delivers a full 300hp as the

> good Lord intended (owners manual says 220kw).

>

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Hi Fred:

I replaced the teflon bushing on a sedan selector at the transmission at 
some point in the past and repaired an early model SEC shift gate that 
had been mangled by the previous owner.  As for a stiff feel, that may 
indicate it has not been driven in quite a while.  I think I'd ask how 
long the SEC has been sitting.

Good luck,
Dick